diff --git a/lua/crates/diagnostic.lua b/lua/crates/diagnostic.lua
index 4f1bdbf..05d5393 100644
--- a/lua/crates/diagnostic.lua
+++ b/lua/crates/diagnostic.lua
@@ -244,7 +244,8 @@ end
 ---@return CrateInfo
 function M.process_api_crate(crate, api_crate, diagnostics)
     local versions = api_crate and api_crate.versions
-    local newest, newest_pre, newest_yanked = util.get_newest(versions, nil)
+    local allow_pre = semver.allows_pre(crate:vers_reqs())
+    local newest, newest_pre, newest_yanked = util.get_newest(versions, nil, allow_pre)
     newest = newest or newest_pre or newest_yanked
 
     ---@type CrateInfo
diff --git a/lua/crates/util.lua b/lua/crates/util.lua
index 7b2d8a7..ca9bc4c 100644
--- a/lua/crates/util.lua
+++ b/lua/crates/util.lua
@@ -111,15 +111,16 @@ end
 
 ---@param versions ApiVersion[]?
 ---@param reqs Requirement[]?
+---@param allow_pre boolean? -- fallback to use when `reqs` is nil
 ---@return ApiVersion?
 ---@return ApiVersion?
 ---@return ApiVersion?
-function M.get_newest(versions, reqs)
+function M.get_newest(versions, reqs, allow_pre)
     if not versions or not next(versions) then
         return nil
     end
 
-    local allow_pre = reqs and semver.allows_pre(reqs) or false
+    allow_pre = reqs and semver.allows_pre(reqs) or allow_pre or false
 
     ---@type ApiVersion?, ApiVersion?, ApiVersion?
     local newest_yanked, newest_pre, newest